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Shipping Bill and Bill of Export (Form)
Regulations, 1991

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 157, read
with sections 50 and 60, of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962),
and in supersession of the Shipping Bill and Bill of Export
(Form) Regulations, 1976, except as respect things done or
omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board of
Excise and Customs hereby makes the following regulations,
namely:-

1. Short title and commencement.-

(1) These
regulations may be called the Shipping Bill and Bill of Export
(Form) Regulations, 1991.

3. Bill of Export.-

A bill of
export to be presented by an exporter of goods be in the form
specified in Annexure V, Annexure VI, Annexure VII or Annexure
VIII, as the case may be, appended to these regulations.

4. Specifications of Shipping Bill and Bill of
Export (Form).-

The Shipping Bill and Bill of Export forms
specified in Annexures I to VIII shall be in accordance with the
following specifications, namely :-

(a) the forms shall be printed on foolscap size of paper
measuring 34.5 cms by 21.5 cms and shall have the following
margins namely :-

(i) top -1.5 cms,

(ii) bottom -1.5 cms,

(iii) left -1.8 cms,

(iv) right - 0.5 cms.

The layout
of the forms and the sizes of the boxes shall be as per the
layout and boxes shown in the Annexures;

(b) the forms shall be printed on paper of grammage 70 to 85
grams per square metre; the paper should be stable in conditions
of 50 to 60 per cent relative humidity;

(c) the captions, insidethe boxes of-the forms should the
printed in 6 pt. mono sans-serif and should be located as near
as possible to the top left of the boxes;

(d) the forms shall be filled in by using a typewriter
only.

ANNEXURE -1

DECLARATION
TO BE FILED IN CASE OF EXPORT OF GOODS UNDER CLAIM FOR DRAWBACK

I / We
(name of the exporter) do hereby declare as follows:-

(a) that the quality and-speafications of the goods as
stated in this Shipping Bill are in accordance with the terms of
the export contract entered into with the buyer/consignee in
pursuance of which the goods are being exported;

(b) that the duties of Customs and Central Excise have been
paid in respect of the containers, packing materials and other
materials used in the manufacture of the export goods on which
drawback is being claimed and that in respect of such containers,
packing materials or other materials, no separate claim for
rebate of duty under Rule 12A or Rule 191A of the Central Excise
Rules, 1944 has been made or will be made to the Central Excise
authorities;

(c) that there is no change in the manufacturing formula
and in the quantum per unit of the imported materials or
components if any, utilised in the manufacture of export goods;
and that the materials or components, which have been stated in
the application under Rule 6 or Rule 7 to have been imported,
continue to be so imported and are not being obtained from
indigenous sources;

(d) that the present market value of the goods is as
follows :-

(e) that the goods are not manufactured and/or, exported in
discharge of export obligation against an advance licence issued
under the Duty Exemption Scheme vide relevant import and export
policy in force;

(f) that the goods are riot manufactured and/or exported by
a unit licenced as a 100% export oriented unit in terms of the
import and export policy inforce;

(g) that the goods are not manufactured and/or exported by
a unit situated in any Free Trade Zone, Export Processing Zone or
any such other Zone;

(h) that the goods are not manufactured partly or wholly in
bonds under Section 65 of the Customs Act, 1962;

(i) that the goods are not manufactured partly or wholly in
bond under Rule 191B of the Central Excise Rules, 1944;

(j) that the export value .of each of the goods covered by
this shipping bill is not less than the total value of all
imported materials used in the manufacture of such goods.

[NOTE: Strike out the declaration whichever is not
applicable]

Name & Signature of the exporter
_________

ANNEXURE - II

DECLARATION
TO BE FILED IN THE CASE OF EXPORT OF GOODS UNDER THE D. E. E. C.
SCHEME

I / We _______________ (Name of the Exporter) do hereby
declare as follows :-

(a) that the goods to be exported under this Shipping Bill
are the products corresponding to the export products specified
against Sl. No. _____ in part (e) of the DEEC No. _______ dated
____ issued by the

(b) that the following raw materials/components/consumables have
been used for the manufacture of goods covered under this
shipment, namely :-

Sl. No.

Description

Quality

Technical
characteristics

Quantity

Whether imported/indigenous

(c) that I/We are not availing the benefit of the
provisions of Rule 191A or Rule 191B of the Central Excise Rules,
1944

OR

that I/We are availing the benefit of the provisions of Rule 191A
or Rule 191B of the Central Excise Rules, 1944 in respect of
___________ (name of the item).

[NOTE : Strike out the declaration whichever is not
applicable]

Name & Signature of the Exporter ---------------------------
(for use by the Customs authorities)

Shipping Bill No. & Date. ------------------------------

Name & Signature of the Customs Officer ------------------

ANNEXURE - III

DECLARATION
TO BE FILED IN THE CASE OF EXPORT OF GOODS IN ANTICIPATION OF
ISSUE OF AN ADVANCE LICENCE/DEEC

I / We _________________ (name of the exporter) do hereby
declare as follows :-

(a) that the shipment is in pursuance of discharge of the
export obligation against export order No. _______ dated ______;
and

(b) I/We request for registration of the shipping bill in
anticipation of the grant of an Advance Licence/DEEC for which we
have already applied to the Licensing Authority, namely vide
our application No. _______ dated _______ and for which I/We have
obtained the letter of permit/receipt No. _______ dated _____
from the said Licensing Authority.

(c) that the following raw materials/components/consumables have
been used for the manufacture of goods covered under this
shipment, namely :-

Sl. No.

Description

Quality

Technical
characteristics

Quantity

Whether imported/indigenous

(c) that I/We are not availing the benefit of the
provisions of Rule 191A or Rule 191B of the Central Excise Rules,
1944

OR

that I/We are availing the benefit of the provisions of Rule 191A
or Rule 191B of the Central Excise Rules, 1944 in respect
of____________ (name of the item).

[NOTE : Strike out the declaration whichever is not
applicable]

Name & Signature of the Exporter _________
(For use by the Customs authorities)

Shipping Bill No. & Date _________

Name & Signature of the Customs Officer_________

ANNEXURE - IV

DECLARATION
TO BE MADE ON SHIPPING BILLS FOR CONSIGNMENTS COVERED BY AR-4A
PENDING WEIGHMENT AT THE DOCKS

In consideration of the Commissioner of Customs agreeing to
assess the goods on the declared weight pending verification by
reference to AR-4A Forms, I/We ___________ (name of the exporter)
do hereby agree :-

(a) to pay any extra duty/cess leviable on the goods
covered by the Shipping Bill, and

(b) to produce the AR-4A Forms covering the shipment to the
Customs House within 15 days of the shipment of the goods.

[NOTE : Strike out the declaration whichever is not
applicable]

Name & Signature of the exporter _________
(For use by Customs authorities)
Shipping Bill No. & Date.-
Name & Signature of the Customs Officer_________

ANNEXURE V

DECLARATION
TO BE MADE BY EXPORTERSWHO FILED
SHIPPING BILL WITHOUT CERTIFICATE FROM
THE EXPORT INSPECTION FROM THE EXPORT INSPECTION AGENCY ETC.

(a) I/We
(name of the exporter) do hereby declare the goods been
despatched are shall be in accordance with the conditions
prescribed in the Export (Quality Control and Inspection)
Act,1963.Application for neccessary inspection/quality control
has been made to
(name of the export inspection agency) and the same in the
original will be produced alongwith the goods at the time of
customs examination.

(b) I/We
(name of the exporter) do hereby declare the goods are as per the
quality control requirements under the Export
(Quality Control and Inspection) Act,1963. Application for the
issue of inspection/quality control certificate has been made to
which is duly authorised agencyto issue such acertificate. The
said certificate will be produced to the Customs Officer for
checking at the time of shipment.

[NOTE : Strike out the declaration whichever is not
applicable]

Name & Signature of the exporter_________

(For use by the Customs authorities)

Shipping Bill No. & Date _________

Name & Signature of the Customs Officer_________

Abbreviations

SB No.

Shipping Bill No.

AR-4

Application for removal 4.

QC Cert. No

Quality Control Certificate Number

RBI Code No.

Reserve Bank of India Code Number

L/C No.

Letter of Credit Number

CIF

Cost Insurance Freight

CFR*

Cost and Freight*

FOB

Free on Board

CHA

Custom House Agent

GR Form

Guaranteed Receipt Form

ETC Licence

Export Trade Control Licence

QC Certificate

Quality Control Certificate

DBK

Drawback

AWB No.

Airway Bill No.

EGM No.

Export General Manifesto No.

BE

Bill of Export

* "CFR"is the revised abberivation adopted internationally for
"Cost and Freight" instead of "C&F" used earlier.